Part 72 - Eamon Martin at the grave of Fr. Albert Bibby in Mission Santa Inés

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A photograph of (first on the right) Eamon Martin with two other individuals at the grave of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. in Mission Santa Inés in California. The individual (first on the right) is Peter Murray.

For biographical information on Eamon Martin (1892-1971) see https://www.dib.ie/biography/martin-eamon-a9793

Peter Murray was a well-known Irish-American who lived near Santa Inés, California. Liam Mellows and Eamon Martin stayed with him from 1916-7 when they travelled to America after the Easter Rising. Peter’s father, John Murray, was known as 'Dad Murray' to his close friends. He was active in fundraising and in other republican activities. 'Dad Murray' returned to Ireland in the 1920s and lived in Howth, County Dublin.